Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Self-Review Test - Page 217: 13

Answer

a. λ

Work Step by Step

The Poisson Probability Distribution focuses on the number of events in an interval, or the average number of events per interval. Which is known as Lambda ( λ ). I.e the rate at which events occur. The mean and variance are both equal and are referred to as Lambda ( λ ).
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